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Have Degenerative Disc Disease On Entire Spine And Need Proper Support. Suggest Some Tips For Air Travel

I have degenerative disc disease up and down my entire spine. If back is not properly supported for more than l or 2 hours, I get pain. I need tips on airplane travel, and hotel room accomodations for those like me who need good back support, from my neck to my sacrum.
Tue, 19 Aug 2014
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Hello. The position in which your spine is least loaded is the lateral decubitus position, where in you lie down on your side with your legs folded 60-90 degrees at the hip and knee joints. Make sure to support your neck with a firm pillow so as to keep it straight. I suppose you could be comfortable travelling this way in business class. About the accommodation...I think the type of mattress ...firm/soft doesn't really matter much. Otherwise, things that are proven to help your pain in the long term are exercises, physio-TENS and acupuncture. Hope this helps.
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Have Degenerative Disc Disease On Entire Spine And Need Proper Support. Suggest Some Tips For Air Travel

Hello. The position in which your spine is least loaded is the lateral decubitus position, where in you lie down on your side with your legs folded 60-90 degrees at the hip and knee joints. Make sure to support your neck with a firm pillow so as to keep it straight. I suppose you could be comfortable travelling this way in business class. About the accommodation...I think the type of mattress ...firm/soft doesn t really matter much. Otherwise, things that are proven to help your pain in the long term are exercises, physio-TENS and acupuncture. Hope this helps.